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12th April 2012
12th April 2012
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Industry saddened by haulage legend’s death

By Roger Brown TRIBUTES HAVE poured in for legendary Staffordshire haulage boss Stan Robinson who died on Good Friday, aged...

Road transport says goodbye to another veteran

BRIAN HARRIS, founder of Brian Harris Transport, died in Torbay Hospital last week after a short illness. His funeral will take...

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DVLA gives out further advice on dealing with faulty cards

By Christopher Walton THE DVLA HAS given further advice to operators and drivers, after it admitted up to 175,000 faulty...

Miniclipper and Pall-Ex part ways

MINICLIPPER LOGISTICS is leaving Pall-Ex after more than 15 years with the network to join rival Palletline. The Leighton...

TANKER DRIVER STRIKE LATEST

Fuel distributors and the Unite union were due to resume talks with conciliation service Acas as CM went to press. Haulage...

BREAKING NEWS

DAF HAS announced details of its Euro-6 engines, which it says will go into production in early 2013. In order to comply with...

TOP STORIES THIS WEEK

Commercialmotor.com 1. LGV licence must be renewed every five years 2. DVLA says up to 175,000 digi cards may be faulty 3....

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Owner-drivers must keep eye on the clock

By Patric Cunnane OWNER-DRIVERS MUST adhere to the Working Time Directive (WTD) from May, after escaping inclusion for seven...

Making night-time deliveries?

OPERATORS THAT NEED to make night-time deliveries during the Olympics are being urged to adopt Transport for London’s (TfL)...

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Abbey Logistics runs revolutionary trailer

By Roger Brown ABBEY LOGISTICS Group has started running a combined road tank and curtainsider trailer designed to slash empty...

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Number of would-be LGV drivers is declining rapidly

By Chris Druce THE NUMBER OF people willing and able to become LGV drivers is still in freefall, according to the latest...

Steve Prince creditors take CVA

CREDITORS OF Steve Prince Transport voted to accept the terms of a creditors’ voluntary arrangement (CVA) proposed by the Essex...

AND FINALLY...

We really thought we knew him! HERE IS A picture of our resident van tester and technical reporter George Barrow. He is the...

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Blood is thicker than water

The former MD at Southampton’s Meachers Global Logistics was lucky that his son was in the right place at the right time to...

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LETTER OF THE WEEK

Remembering our history YOUR ARTICLES in CM 1 March about Peter Clemmet [whom I know] and super heavy loads were very...

Need a new, young driver?

MY NAME IS Dan Furber. I’m 23 and have been trying to get the money together to put myself through my Class 1 and 2 licences...

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Melton reapplies for licence after appeal

Melton Container Logistics has successfully appealed against the decision to have its O-licence refused By Roger Brown MELTON...

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Fine for dumping shells into harbour

A MAN HAS been ordered to pay more than £2,700 in ines and costs for dumping 36 sacks of scallop shells into Brixham Harbour...

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An inspector fails to call

Government cuts mean that operators will rarely get a knock on the door from a health and safety inspector. Are workers being...

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We’re all in this together

As wave after wave of industrial unrest hits the transport sector, what are the rules of engagement? Words: Patric Cunnane /...

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PROFILE

E.M. ROGERS Keeping it in the family Niche and easy does it Developing niche markets has helped family concern EM Rogers...

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OPINION

WHAT YOU HATE ABOUT BRUSSELS What do you think of what comes out of Brussels? A law unto itself It gave us Tintin and...

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OLD-V-NEW

CITROËN'S 2CV AND BERLINGO Modern van that salutes the past ollowing a class act Citroën’s 2CV and Berlingo are more...

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Route to success

TECHNOLOGY ROUTEING SOFTWARE New programmes to relieve Olympic stress A number of software firms have developed programmes...

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Reasons to be cheerful

DEALER FOCUS HANBURY RIVERSIDE Riding out the recession successfully The London Low Emission Zone, building good...

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Parting of the ways

USED TRUCKS SM&T WIGHAM How did a used Daf perform? During 2007 and 2008 we followed Tim Wigham and his new Daf CF85 drawbar...